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For the Love of a Princess

Meet the man who demystifies a legend and faces perilous challenges for love

Here is some great news! If you check out my publisher's web site at www.1stbooks.com and look at the article listing the top 100 sellers for the 4th quarter, you will note that MARUPA is listed as number 55 on their list!!! Keep in mind that this company has over 500,000 published and for sale on their site!

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Alex Morgan's endearing new novel Marupa: The Legend of the Black Pearl (now available through 1stBooks Library) takes a refreshing look at love - the intangible passion that drives one man to risk everything, only to capture the heart of his beloved princess.

Marupa: The Legend of the Black Pearl, tells the story of Marupa, a young warrior, who falls in love with his childhood best friend Princess Alandra. During a festival, the island chief (Alandra's father) surprisingly challenges every village man to find a mythical, black pearl gold necklace on top of an extremely dangerous and steep mountain. Legend has it that this rare and precious necklace was placed there to immortalize the memory of a former chieftain's young wife. The first man to locate it becomes his successor and husband to his daughter. Marupa, along with 11 warriors, takes on the formidable task, but proves fearless of the many perils that await him. He is willing to stake his life to be with the woman he loves, and, who will love him in return.

Marupa:The Legend of the Black Pearl is a fine example of a romantic love story. Refreshing and imaginative, this book allows readers to experience the wealth of emotions of the central character. The story however, not only revolves around love and adventure, but also manifests bravery, endurance, wisdom, and family values. Readers may also take notice of a tinge of humor, especially the part when Marupa unwittingly disregards Princess Alandra's brazen approach to expressing her true feelings.

Love for music must have unleashed the creativity in Alex Morgan. At the age of fifteen he wrote his first song. Almost a hundred songs later, Morgan ventured into writing short stories and even a full-length, unpublished manuscript. A business trip to El Paso got him to writing Marupa. A sequel is now in the offing and Morgan might do another soon after. Morgan has lived in Albuquerque all his life.

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